Improvement in hay-racks



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FRANZ LOUIS NAGLER, or IRVING TOWNSHIP, MIoIIIeAN.

Letters Patent No. 111,138, dated January '24, 1871.

lMPROVEME NT'lN HAY- RACKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part or the same.

.ment;

Figure 2 is a plan of the bed-frame with the binding standards pivoted at each end thereof;

figure 3 shows theconstruction of the box-frames; an

Figure 4 is a perspective of one of the rack-wings.

Like'letters refer to like parts in each figure.

This invention relates to that class of hay-racks which is composed of detached parts and sections, so that thesame may be erected on the wagon by one person, and when not in use can be compactly stowed away under cover; and I It consists inthe novel and peculiar'construction of its various parts, and the method-of locking the same together without using bolts or their equivalents for that purpose. I In the drawing- A represents the sill or bed-frame-of my rack, coin-' posed of two longitudinal sills, connected by short transverse bars framed therein, and on which is laid the bottom-hoard B.

0 is the front binding standardQthe cross-bar at the lower end of which is pivoted in' the'sills; In the upper'portion of the standard is a series of holes for the reception of the end of the binding-pole.

D is the rear binding standard, in like manner pivoted in the rear end of the frame, and has on its edges a series of hook-shaped notches, into .one of which the'rear end of the binding-pole engages when the rack is loaded, being drawn down before entering the notch, so as to securely bind the load. When not in; use, the standardsinay be folded down flat on the bottom board.

Across the front ends the frame are formed notches a, and at the rear ends are similar notches b.

c are inclined notches in the upper edges of the sills, midway of their length; and l d are inclined sockets in the sides thereof,

, The frame constructed as above described can readily be placed on the bolstersof the wagon by one person.

'r E E are box-frames, the latter and smaller one being placed on the front end of the bed-frame, with its front transverse bar resting in the notches (0 thereof, and the rear transverse bar being notched to embrace the longitudinal sills of said bed-frame.

In the upper edges of the side pieces of the box,- frame are out inclined notches d, in line with the sockets d.

' The larger box-frame is in like manner constructed and attached to the main and rear portion of the bedframe, being provided with similar notches cl, and in addition thereto with inclined sockets o abreast of the notches c of the bed-sills. The box-frame sections being in place, the binding-standards are elevated to a vertical position.

l are-the wings or side-pieces of the rack, formedof several light longitudinal bars, secured to a central cant-alever, e, and tea shorter one, f, at the front end,

and a similar one, g, at the rear end. These last rest in the notches d, on the upper edge ofthe box-frame, and are stepped in the sockets d in the bed-frame,

while the longer .cantalever e, resting on. the edge ofthe near side of the box-frame, and on the further side of the bed-frame, has its end inserted in the socket c of the boxl-fraine, passing on its way thereto in the inclined notch c in the edge of the bed-frame;

It will readily be seen that when the various parts arepnt together in the order named, that they interlock with each other, and that they cannot be taken apart without lifting upward the outer edges of the wings to disengage the cantalevers from the notches.

and sockets, thereby-greatly facilitating its application to and removal from the wagon, as well as seposition. In order to facilitate the turning of the wagon, the

cnrely holding the load box-frame is made in' two sections, as shown, the

fore-wheel in cramping coming in' between the sections.- 7 Having thus described my invention,-

What I claim as new.- and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is---- The construction and arrangement of the bed-frame A, binding standards G D, sectional box-frames E E,

and wings F, substantially as herein described, and

for the pnrpose'set forth.

' FRANZ LOUIS NAGLER.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK Ennn'rs, M. STEWART. 

